State | Year | Citation | Description |
AK | 1998 | S 297 | States that breastfeeding does not constitute indecent exposure and that municipalities cannot implement ordinances banning breastfeeding |
CA | 1995 1997 1998 | AB 977 Ch 463 AB 157 ACR 155 | Requires the State Department of Health Services to promote breastfeeding in public health campaigns and requires hospitals to make available a breastfeeding consultant or provide information on where to receive breastfeeding help Authorizes a mother to breastfeeding her child wherever they have the right to be Encourages employers to provide facilities for employees to breastfeed or express milk |
CT | 1997 | SSB 260 | Prohibits resorts, places of amusement, or public accommodations from limiting or restricting a mother's right to breastfeed. Provides the civil penalties (fines) for violations |
DE | 1996 | HB 31 | Authorizes a mother to breastfeed her child wherever they have the right to be. Various preambles set forth the importance of breastfeeding |
FL | 1993 1993 1994 | HB 231 SB 472 SB 1668 | Contains Florida's law that states breastfeeding must be encouraged and gives a mother the right to breastfeed anywhere she has the right to be Amends many criminal statutes to exclude a mother's breastfeeding her baby Creates worksite breastfeeding support policies, baby friendly hospital initiative, and encouragement of breastfeeding in nutrition programs; includes a demonstration project in Miami to implement the policies |
| GA | 1999 | SB 29 | Allows mothers to breastfeed in any location where they are otherwise authorized to be, provided that she "acts in a discreet and modest way" |
IA | 1994 | H 2350 | Exempts breastfeeding mothers from jury duty who are responsible for the daily care of the child and not regularly employed outside the home |
ID | 1996 | S 1468 | A nursing mother may postpone her jury service until she is no longer breastfeeding |
IL | 1995 1997 | S 190 S 404 | States that breastfeeding a child is not an act of public indecency Authorizes the Department of Public Health to conduct a breastfeeding promotion program to the public |
IN | 1994 | H 2350 | Exempts breastfeeding mothers from jury duty who are responsible for the daily care of the child and not regularly employed |
MD | 1997 | H 642 | Allows a company to use the designation "family friendly" in brochures if the employer creates a supportive environment for breastfeeding in the workplace. Instructs the Department Health to create a lactation demonstration project for departmental employees |
MI | 1994 | S 107-109 | Public nudity laws do not apply to a woman breastfeeding a child |
MN | 1997 | S 2751 | Requires employers to provide daily, unpaid break time for a mother to express milk and provide a private location to do so |
MT | 1999 | S 398 | States that the breastfeeding of a child in any location, public or private, cannot be considered indecent exposure , sexual conduct, or obscenity |
NC | 1993 | Gen State 14-190.9 | States a woman may breastfeed in any public or private location where she is authorized to be |
NH | H 441 | Breastfeeding a child does not constitute an act of indecent exposure. Also notes that restricting or limiting the right of a breastfeeding woman to feed her child is discriminatory | |
NJ | 1997 | S 1212 | Creates a new law that gives a mother the right to breastfeed in any location of a public accommodation or resort where the mother has a right to be. Provides for civil penalties (fines) for violating this law |
NV | 1995 | S 317 | Allows a mother to breastfeed her child wherever she has a right to be and this does not constitute a violation of the indecent exposure laws |
NY | 1994 | S 3999 A | A mother may breastfeed her child in any public or private location |
PA | 1997 | City of Philadelphia | Breastfeeding Rights Act introduced: it would be an act of sex discrimination if a mother were asked to leave a public place because she was breastfeeding In any public accommodations, it is unlawful to prohibit a mother from breastfeeding or segregate a breastfeeding mother within the public accommodation where she would otherwise have a right to be |
RI | 1998 | S 2319 | Under the general laws of "Disorderly Conduct", in no event shall the provisions of this section apply to breastfeeding in public |
TX | 1995 | H 359 | A mother is entitled to breastfeed her baby in any location where she is authorized to be; allows worksites to use the designation "mother-friendly" if they develop worksite policies supporting breastfeeding; state agencies that administer maternal/child health programs will provide information that encourages breastfeeding; create worksite breastfeeding support policies for all state employees |
UT | 1995 1999 | H 262 H 310 | States that a breastfeeding woman is not in violation of any obscene or indecent exposure laws and that city and county governing bodies may not inhibit a woman's right to breastfeed in public States that breastfeeding a child may not, under any circumstances be considered a "lewd or grossly lewd act" |
VA | 1994 1994 | VA Code sec 18.2-387 HJR 248 | Exempts breastfeeding in any public place from the indecent exposure statute Requests the Department of Medical Assistance Services to look at including lactation education and supplies for Medicaid recipients. Sets forth the benefits of breastfeeding |
WI | 1995 | AB 154 | Breastfeeding mothers do not violate various criminal statutes including indecent or obscene exposure |
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